Molecular ion- The ion obtained by the loss of one electron from the molecule (m + ) • Base peak-The most intense peak in the MS, assigned 100% intensity • Radical cation-positively charged species with an odd number of electrons • Fragment ions- Lighter cations (and radical cations) formed by the decomposition of the molecular ion. These often correspond to

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